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Statement on the Trump Administration’s Rescissions Request

“The administration’s request to rescind over $8.3 billion in foreign assistance funds previously appropriated by Congress represents a profound departure from America's longstanding bipartisan commitment to global leadership. The administration claims these cuts only target wasteful spending and yet provide examples totaling less than 1% of its proposed cuts."

June 3, 2025
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Statement on the Trump Administration’s Plan to Abolish USAID

WASHINGTON, D.C. – InterAction, the leading alliance of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and partners in the United States, issued the…

March 31, 2025
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The Dispatch: Trump Administration Threatens USAID

February 4, 2025
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Statement on the Biden Administration’s First 100 Days

As we reflect on the first 100 days of the Biden Administration, InterAction is taking stock of the commitments and…

April 29, 2021
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Statement in Response to President Trump’s Proposed Funding Rescissions

InterAction, the largest U.S.-based alliance of international NGOs and partners, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s Proposed…

January 14, 2021
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Statement on President Trump’s Proposal to Slash Foreign Aid

For the fourth year in a row, President Trump proposed slashing foreign aid in his budget. The President’s budget proposes…

February 10, 2020
InterAction Quoted

Why Trump wants to cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras

"The root causes of these crises are in Central America. If we're addressing them at the southern border, it is too late." -InterAction CEO, Sam Worthington

April 1, 2019
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InterAction Quoted

Trump may be blind to foreign aid’s merits, but we must not be

Despite the administration’s repeated efforts to gut foreign aid, Congress has proven to be a bulwark against those dangerous proposals, restoring funding.

March 20, 2019
InterAction Quoted

Trump Budget Cuts Billions Of Dollars From Nonprofit Programs

The Trump administration’s preliminary budget proposal would zero out many nonprofit-administered antipoverty programs in areas including heating assistance, affordable housing, and economic development.

March 16, 2017
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What Remains of U.S.A.I.D. After DOGE’s Budget Cuts?

“Many were wholly dependent on U.S.A.I.D.,” said Tom Hart, the president of InterAction, an alliance of global nongovernmental organizations. “Suddenly pulling the rug from beneath them hurts the idea of helping countries reach self-reliance, a goal the first Trump administration rightly sought.”

June 23, 2025